IOC chief Bach visit to Japan being arranged for June - FNN

A visit to Japan by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, originally expected to take place in May, is being arranged for June, Fuji News Network reported on Monday citing multiple unidentified sources.

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress - 2m2c Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Montreux, Switzerland - April 20, 2021 IOC President Thomas Bach during the 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress Richard Juilliart/UEFA/Handout via REUTERSTOKYO: A visit to Japan by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, originally expected to take place in May, is being arranged for June, Fuji News Network reported on Monday citing multiple unidentified sources.

Japanese media had reported that Bach would take part in a torch relay event in the city of Hiroshima on May 17, but Tokyo 2020 organisers said the visit had not been confirmed.A prerequisite for his visit would be the lifting of any states of emergency put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Fuji said.

Japan's most recent state of emergency was extended last Friday until May 31, prompting Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto to tell a news conference that Bach's visit"might be difficult."

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

IOC head Bach visit to Japan set for May to be postponed - Tokyo 2020 organisersA visit by International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach to Japan that had been set for May 17-18 has been postponed due to the extension of ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

IOC chief Bach's visit to Japan being arranged for June: ReportTOKYO: A visit to Japan by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, originally expected to take place in May, is being arranged for ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Japan March household spending rises 6.2per cent year/yearJapanese household spending rose 6.2per cent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, compared with economists' median ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Japan March household spending posts first rise in 4 monthsJapanese household spending rose 6.2per cent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, compared with economists' median ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Amid opposition, Japan PM says he has 'never put Olympics first'TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday (May 10) that he has never 'put the Olympics first', on the same day an opinion poll ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »